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Establishment of Rugby
rugby league was established in 1895 when the Northern Rugby Football Union broke away from the established Rugby Football Union to administer its own separate competition. -
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Start of rugby in Aus
in 1907, Rugby league was formed in NSW, Australia. -
The Wallabies
In 1908, the wallabies from rugby union agreed to play rugby league. -
Winter sport
From 1910 onwards, rugby league has held place as the premier winter sport of NSW and Queensland, and a maintained a strong following in New Zealand. -
Melbourne Olympics
The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. -
First state of origin
Played on July the 8th, the game was played before 31,000 emotionally charged spectators in an electirc atmosphere at Lang Park. Who could forget the determination of Artie Beetson and how he gave his teammate and all round good guy Mick Cronin a whack and a smack for getting in his way.
Queensland won 20 -10. Raudonikas captained the Blues, King Wally played lock. Choppy Close was the first ever Man of the Match. -
Americas cup
The 1983 America's Cup was the occasion of the first winning challenge to the New York Yacht Club who had successfully defended the cup over a period of 132 years. An Australian syndicate representing the Royal Perth Yacht Club won the match races to win the America's Cup which ended the longest winning streak in sporting history. -
Super League War
The Super League war is the common name given to the corporate dispute that was fought in and out of court during the mid-1990s between the Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation-backed Super League (Australia) and the Kerry Packer and Optus Vision-backed Australian Rugby League organisations over broadcasting rights for, and ultimately control of the top-level professional rugby league football competition of Australasia.[1][2][3] After much court action from the already-existing ARL to prevent it -
Stephen Bradbury
Steven John Bradbury OAM (born 14 October 1973 in Camden, Sydney) is a former Australian short track speed skater and four-time Olympian, who won the 1,000 m event at the 2002 Winter Olympics after all of his opponents were involved in a last corner pile-up. He is the first Australian to win a Winter Olympic gold medal and was also part of the short track relay team that won Australia's first Winter Olympic medal (a bronze in 1994).